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'lO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Bc it known that I, ENOSS. MILLER, of Baltimore, in the county ofFairfield, and State of Ohio, have invented a new-and improved End-Gatefor lVagons; and Ido herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable those sltilled intheart to malte and use the same, reference being had'to theaccompanying drawings forming-part of' this specification, in which-Figure l is a perspective View of the rear end of the wagonjbox, showingthe spring-catches and slotted rest-bar.'

Figure 2 is a side view of the end of the wagon-box, with the end-gateadjusted "to serve asa feed-trough.

Figure 3 is a similar view, but having the end-gate locked for travel.

Figure l is a det-ail view ofthe hook and nut.

Similar letters of reference ndicatecorrespouding parts.

The object ofthis invention is to provide amend-gate for a Wagon-box,which shall serve both as an `end-` gate and a feed-trough, as occasionmay demand.

In the accompanying plate of drawings, the wagon-box is shown at A. B isone end of the gate, which, with a similar one, is aiixed by nails orotherwise to the gate-board, which latter is indicated by the horizontaldotted line continuous with the line of thebottm, D, of the wagon-box.Alixed to the end of the betteln, D, is the rest-harf, having slots aand projecting ends f.

Whenthe end-gate is converted into a-feed-trongh, the -hook e, which isthe projecting end of theI metallic strap m m', catches under a pin, d,as shown, the end, B, resting on the projecting end f', as shown. rIheendgate and its ends D form part of the trough, which latter iscompleted by the board z', and another narrower though otherwise similarone fitting into slots in each of the ends I3. The bon-rd i is held bythe catches b and hooks on the bottom ofthe trough, the slots a a, inthe rest-barf, being for the purpose of receiving the plates bearingthese said hooks. The-outer and narrower board'lits-in vertical slots,as indicated bythe dotted line n. This latter board is heldin place by abutton, g, the flanged end of which can be brought over the 'ends of`the last board to hold it in place. i

When the end-gate is to be used simply as a gate vor tail-board for thebox A, the board t' and its corresponding one are removed and placed inthe wagon. rlhe end-gate is then attached, as shown at iig. 3. Thenotches lin the ends B rest on the projecting ends f', as showmand thespring-catches b hold the end-gate firmly in place. At fig. 4 isv showna hook-device for attaching auxiliary chains to give additional support,if required, whenthe end-gate is used as a feed-trough. The hooks j holdthe ends of the ehains,.the other ends of which are allxed to points onthe wagon-box. The hooks are provided with plates h for tightening thehold on the chains. Vthen the end-gate is used as its name imports, thehooks are drawn into the recesses 7c, so that they shall not prevent theendsB from slipping on the wagon-box. Only one end and side are shown atfigs. l, 2, and 3, but, as each part there shown is duplicated at theopposite end of the trough or end-gate, they have been described intheplural number. l

I claim as new, and desire toseeure by Letters Patent- The combined gateand feed-trough, constructed as described, and consisting of the bottom,m', having endpieees B adapted to receive pieces in, and provided withbuttonsg and hooks tj, when said pieces B are notched at Zto ft overprojections'f ofthe slotted rest-barf, andare furnished withspring-hooks e, which catch under pins (l xed inthe sides A of thewagonbody, all arranged and voperating as described for the purpose setforth.

The above specification of my'ri'nvention signed by me, this 24th day ofJanuary, 1868.4

` E. S. MILLER.

Witnesses:

A.' T. Mason, JOHN W. Encn.

